Level: 19
Bring In 3,000 - Completion 10,000
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$780,200
Entries
83
Level
27
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 83
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Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Players are headed on their final 15-minute break of the day. They will come back to play one more double level tonight.
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
In a two-bet pot, James Obst and Lars Gronning came to fourth street where Obst bet and Gronning called. Gronning's board paired with fours on fifth and he led out, earning call from Obst. Gronning then fired on sixth and seventh again, but Obst called him down.
"You win," Gronning said but he wasn't mucking his hand. Obst was waiting for what would happen and Gronning then continued.
"Alright, pair of fours," he said, exposing his hole cards.
"No good," Obst said, turning up his hand to reveal that he scooped the pot with a pair of sevens.
Lars Gronning: 
/ 
James Obst: 
/ 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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420,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
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70,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
870,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
760,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
585,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
550,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
320,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
|
315,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
235,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
154,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
100,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
|
70,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
38,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
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|
30,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jordan Siegel was all in on third for a dust and four other players had a shot at knocking him out. James Obst reduced the hand to heads-up when he hit a pair of sixes on fourth street.
Jordan Siegel: 
/ 
James Obst: 
/ 
Siegel had split tens and was in good shape but Obst's hand rolled out / 
/ . He hit two pair and Siegel sweated his river card but he finished unimproved with / 
/ 
.
Siegel bowed out in 14th place and the rest of the field was guaranteed at least $14,910.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Michael McKenna completed with the 
in the door and Yaniv Birman called with a trey. Bring-in Matt Grapenthein joined them to fourth street where McKenna fired with ace-four suited. Both of his rivals called and Grapenthien hit a pair of sixes on fifth.
Grapes led out but both McKenna and Birman stuck around for sixth street. The dealer gave McKenna pair of fives, then shipped Birman pair of kings and topped it all when he dealt Grapenthien another six for open trips.
Grapenthien naturally fired and two quick folds followed.
Michael McKenna: 
/ 
- fold
Yaniv Birman: / 
- fold
Matt Grapenthien: / 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
660,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
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|
|
580,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
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|
|
65,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jesse Martin: /
/
James Obst: /
/
James Obst completed and called a raise from Jesse Martin. Jesse bet on fourth street and Obst called.
Obst checked on fifth and called a bet from Martin. Martin was first to act on sixth street and bet once more. Obst called and then called another bet on seventh.
Martin revealed the 
and Obst mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
865,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
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262,000
122,000
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122,000 |
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Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
We talk with Matt Berkey while he's on break at the $1,000 Double Stack event. Berkey and [Removed:139] chat about his run in this tournament, signature WSOP events, and Solve For Why.
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Michael McKenna was short-stacked but he found aces and tried to spin it up. Unfortunately for him, Nicholas Seiken was dealt trip tens and McKenna's tournament life was on the edge of a cliff.
Michael McKenna: /
Nicholas Seiken: /
McKenna, however, hit the on fifth street and Seiken jumped out of his chair, cursing.
McKenna eventually filled up, hitting another trey on the river and doubled through his rival.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
100,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
690,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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|
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490,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
300,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
160,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
75,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
64,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
